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Rock and Metal Magazine

Yearly Archives: 2015

Dave Mustaine raves about his new crew members and gives us an insight into the creation of furiously fantastic latest offering, ‘Dystopia’. One of our favourite supergroups, Voodoo Circle, return with their scorching, hard rocking fourth album. We also talk to another two top flight collectives, Winery Dogs and Phantasma, plus Steelheart main man Miljenko Matijevic gives us a rare and in depth interview. Also in conversation this month are Status Quo, The Temperance Movement, Khymera,

The Black Dahlia Murder and Benighted will be joining forces with Abbath and Primordial at O2 Forum Kentish Town on Saturday 23rd January 2016! Original Underworld tickets will remain valid for the O2 Forum show! The Black Dahlia Murder will still be playing their headline show with Benighted at The Underworld on Friday 22nd January 2016!

MOONSPELL have just announced they will headline one of the days at Doom Over London VI in March 2016. They’ll join In The Woods, Black Moth, Mourning Beloveth, Ataraxie, Sea Bastard, Sardonis, Autumnal, Coltsblood, Slabdragger, Bathsheba, Eye Of Solitude and Officium Triste plus a load more names still to be announced.

A phenomena in their native New Zealand, Devilskin release their debut album We Rise on November 6th through Rightrack Records/Universal. We Rise debuted at #1 in New Zealand and has just become the first album since 2010 by a domestic rock band to achieve Platinum status. The singles from We Rise have amassed over 1 million YouTube views. Indulge now in their debut UK single Little Pills out November 6th.

Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell talk about Def Leppard’s new self-titled album, a release so good that they claim it might just rival ‘Hysteria’. We chat to the ever colourful Benji Webb about Skindred’s riotous new album, Frank Shermann tells us about his new band with Michael Denner and reveals that a Mercyful Fate reunion is likely, plus there are interviews with Trivium, Devin Townsend, Vanden Plas, Avatarium, Magnus Karlsson’s Free Fall,

Blackie Lawless and the legendary rockers W.A.S.P. just released their highly anticipated album and Napalm Records debut Golgotha. Almost six years have passed since the world saw a new studio album from Metal Icons W.A.S.P. – Following the long wait, the album massively impacted on the worldwide charts - including highest entries in their career!

PHANTASMA – Release Music Video For Track “Let It Die”. PHANTASMA, the new Symphonic Rock musical of Charlotte Wessels (DELAIN), Georg Neuhauser (SERENITY) and Oliver Philipps (EVERON) has just premiered the first music video of their upcoming debut The Deviant Hearts: “Let It Die”.

Sebastian Muench, A&R Napalm Records on the brand new signing with ZOMBIE MOTORS WRECKING YARD “Zombie Motors Wrecking Yard is probably not the easiest band name to remember but already the demo tracks like “Fight, Fight, Fight”, “Galactic Motherfucker” or “Roll N Burn” are straight up sucker punches to the face in a dirty fight! Pure raw anger, tits and gasoline liquored up to wash down the desert sand on a hot day in Victoria! We are proud and pumped to have ZMYY join the Napalm Team!”

CIVIL WAR – Release Brand New Music Video Of Latest Album “Gods & Generals”. This breathtaking six-piece features former members of Sabaton and Astral Doors and stands for galloping heavy metal riffs that melt into epically sweeping melody lines! Just in time for their upcoming shows with their label mates in POWERWOLF starting today, CIVIL WAR has released a brand new music video for the track "Braveheart"!

PRODUCT OF HATE has confirmed a February 5, 2016 release date for their debut album Buried In Violence via Napalm Records. The brutal artwork was designed Colin Marks of Rain Song Design. The album was mixed and mastered by the legendary James Murphy, known for his work with Death, Testament and Obituary.

Swedish Groove Rockers HONEYMOON DISEASE are ready to release their new studio album on November 20th via Napalm Records! The Transcendence will be a real pleasure for fans of rockers such as KISS, Rainbow, Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin & Deep Purple! Today the band celebrates the exclusive worldwide video premiere for the track “Higher”.

U.S hard rock band Venrez confirm UK tour with Michael Schenker in January 2016. Frontman Ven says "The band is excited about returning to the UK with another legend of rock n roll. Michael Schenker to me is a legend like Slash and Alice Cooper, both of whom we have toured with in the past. It's been amazing to see the wonderful reaction our fans have had to the new album 'Children Of The Drones' - we can't wait to get back over in 2016!"

ENSIFERUM confirm European tour in April 2016! One Man Army -world tour has already visited many cities but there is still lot more to come. We shall not rest before every metalhead has partied with us like there is no tomorrow! Now we are very proud to announce European tour in April 2016 with brilliant lineup! More info later, so please be patient, we promise that it will be worth it. Folk on!"